Hay-rack.



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HAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1908.

Patented May 24, 1910.

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JACOB VOLL, OF YANK'ION, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND DANIEL DRINGMAN, 0F SUTI-IER- LAND, NEBRASKA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAooB VOLL and DANIEL DRINGMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Yankton and Sutherland, respectively, in the counties of Yankton and Lincoln, respectively, and States of South Dakota and Nebraska, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Racks, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in farm vehicles,-

and the object of the invention is an improved hay rack which is adapted to be used as a wagon, and the body portion of which may be conveniently elevated above the running gear by peculiar and eflicient means and with a minimum amount of labor. And a further object of the invention is an improved hay rack, the sides of the body por tion of which are adapted to be swung outwardly and downwardly, and are provided with extension members designed to efiect the raising of the body portion above the running gear, as may be desired, to permit the latter to be employed for other purposes, and that are arranged to sustain the body portion while the running gear is in such other use, and may be operated to quickly remount the former upon the latter.

WVith these and other objects in View that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that we shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention a and the merits thereof and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved hay rack; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, with the sides of the latter removed, and the side bed portions in raised position to form a wagon-box; Fig- 3 is a transverse section of the rack; Fig. 4 is a detail view, in perspective, of the brake; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the hay rack, showing the body portion elevated above the running gear; Fig. 6 is a. sectional view of one side of the hay rack; Fig. 7 is a similar view at right angles to Fig. 6; and, Fig. 8 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1908.

Patented May 24, 1910.

Serial No. 441,506.

detail view, showing the detachable connec tion between a side sill'and a bolster.

Corresponding and like parts are referred a The body portion of this improved hay rack embodies two longitudinal side sills a that are designed to rest upon the bolsters 2 between the standards 3 thereof, and that are formed with depending lugs 5 that embrace the bolsters to prevent any longitudinal movement of the body portion relative to the running gear, A plurality of crossbeams 6 are secured to the side sills with their ends projecting outwardly therebeyond, the extremities of the intermediate cross-beams projecting beyond the forward and rear cross-beams, and the latter being formed with pairs of horizontally disposed spaced ears 7 which extend outwardly in alinement with the extremities of the intermediate crossbeams. A middle bed portion 8 is laid upon the cross-beams 6 and secured to the portions thereof extending between the side sills, while the side bed portions 9 normally rest on the projecting slidingly connected to the latter by means i of a stud 13 projecting outwardly from the lateral face thereof and mounted in the slot 12 of the flange.

The sides of this hay rack are secured to the cross-beams 6, and normally extend upwardly and outwardly therefrom, each of said sides embodying a plurality of transverse posts 15, through the inner ends of -which, and outer extremities of the crossbeams, a longitudinal rod 16 passes to pivotally connect the sides to the latter. The

inner ends of the forward and rear posts of each side 14 are mounted between the spaced ears 7, through which the ends of the rod 16 pass, as shown, the extremities of said rod projecting beyond the ears, and being arranged to receive cotter pins 17 that prevent any longitudinal movement of the rod. Struts 18 are connected at one end to the respective forward and rear posts 15 of the sides, and are formed at their other ends with a longitudinal series of openings by means of which the struts may be engaged with keepers 19 secured to the front and rear cross-beams, and thus sustain the sides of the hay rack in adjusted position.

Extension members 20 are slidingly connected to the respective forward and rear posts of each side 14, and are formed in their faces meeting said posts with longitudinal channels 21. Ropes 22 are secured at one end to the extension members intermediate of the ends thereof, and pass out wardly in the channels 21 around sheaves 23 mounted in the outer or free ends of the front and rear posts, and then inwardly over pulleys 24 journaled on the rods 16 near the ends thereof, the other ends of said ropes being detachably connected to drums 25. These drums are formed in pairs and are mounted on a shaft 26 at the forward and rear ends thereof, said shaft being journaled in the cross-beams 6 and extending beneath the middle bed portion 8, the rear end of said shaft projecting through the rear cross-beam and being formed with a crank handle 27, by means of which the shaft may be readily rotated. A spring actuated pawl 28 is connected to the rear cross-beam, and is arranged to engage with a ratchet 29 mounted on the rear end of the shaft to prevent any back movement thereof when the shaft is being rotated to wind the ropes 22 around the drums 25.

In the preferred construction of the vehicle, a brakebeam is journaled in the side sills near the rear ends thereof, and is provided at its ends with brake shoes 30 that are adapted to bear against the rear wheels of the vehicle, as shown, said brake-beam being formed intermediate of its ends with an upwardly extending arm 31, and being nor mally held in an inoperative position by means of a spring 32, which is connected at one end to the arm 31, and at its other end to one of the cross-beams 6. A flexible connection 33 is also secured to the arm 31, and extends forwardly beneath the bed of the vehicle, and passes around a guide 34 provided at the forward end thereof, with its other end secured to a reel 35. A pinion 36 is rigid with the reel, and both are journaled in a frame 37 secured to the front end of the vehicle and extending upward therefrom, as shown. A crank shaft 38 is journaled in a vertical position in the frame 37 and carries at its lower end a worm 39 arranged for engagement with the pinion 36, the upper or cranked end of the shaft being elevated above the bed of the vehicle so that it may be conveniently operated, when the rack is loaded, to wind the flexible connection about the reel and thus apply the brakes to the rear wheels of the vehicle. The brake-beam is arranged to be longitudinally adjusted and is constructed of two sections 40 and 41, the section 40 being formed with a longitudinal sleeve 42 in which the other section 41 is mounted for longitudinal movement. The section 41 is formed with a plurality of sockets 43, and a lever 44 is secured to the section 40, and is formed with a tooth 45 that normally projects through the sleeve 42 and is adapted to be received in any one of the sockets 43 of the brake section 41 to hold the latter in any longitudinally adjusted position,

In the practical use of our improved hay rack, in order to remove the body portion from the running gear, the struts 18 are disengaged from the keepers 19, and the sides 14 of the rack are swung outwardly and downwardly, the struts being then reengaged with the keepers to sustain the sides in lowered position. The shaft 20 is rotated by the crank handle 27 so as to wind the ropes 22 about the drums 25. Since the ropes are secured to the extension members 20 intermediate of the ends thereof and then pass around sheaves 23 at the free ends of the forward and rear posts of the sides 14, any tension exerted upon the ropes obviously tends to move the extension members downwardly beyond the sides, and thus results in the upward movement of the body portion so that the latter is elevated sutliciently above the running gear to disengage the lugs 5 of the sills 4 from the bolsters 2. In order to move the brake shoes 30 out of the path of the rear wheels of the running gear, the lever 44 is moved to disengage the tooth 45 from the brake section 41, and permit the latter to be longitudinally adjusted in the sleeve 42 of the other section. To remount the body portion upon the running gear, the above operation is reversed.

lVhen it is desired to employ the hay rack as a wagon, the side bed portions 9 are moved outwardly, as is permitted by their pin and slot connection with the cross-beams, and are swung upwardly, and are lowered in a substantially vertical position to rest against the side edges of the main bed portion, and extend upwardly therefrom to constitute the sides of the wagon, the extended portions of the cleats bearing against the outer faces of the side sills 4, and serving as braces to prevent the sides of the wagon from accidentally swinging outwardly to return to their former position. The wagon sides bear against the frame 37 at their front ends, and, if desired, a' gate 46 may be detachably secured between the wagon sides intermediate of their ends to further brace the latter, and tohold the same in proper spaced relation. The sides 14 of the hay rack may be removed, when the latter is employed as a wagon, by detaching the ropes 22 from the drums 25, and by removing the cotter pins 17 from the rods 16', and withdrawing the latter from the posts 15 and the cross-beams 6.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is:

1. The combination with a vehicle body including a platform and sides pivotally connected to the platform and movable above and below the same, of extension members carried by the respective sides and movable substantially in the planes thereof beyond the swinging ends of the same, whereby to elevate the body in the lowered position of the sides.

2. The combination with a vehicle body, of rigid extension members carried by and movably connected to the vehicle body and movable downwardly below the same to elevate said body, and a winch mounted on the body and operatively connected to the extension members to move the same relatively to the body.

3. The combination with a running gear and a vehicle body having sides adapted to be moved downwardly, of extension members slidingly connected to the sides, sheaves mounted in the sides, ropes secured at one end to the extension members and passing around the sheaves, drums to which the other ends of the ropes are secured, and a shaft journaled in the body and upon which the drums are mounted.

4. The combination with the body of a vehicle, of extension members connected thereto for vertically sliding movement, and a winch connected to the extension members for positively moving the same relative to the body to elevate the latter.

5. The combination with a vehicle body, of standards pivotally connected thereto and movable to substantially vertical position below the same, extension members connected to the standards and movable beyond the same and in alinement therewith, and actuating means for projecting the extension members downwardly beyond said standards to elevate the vehicle body.

6. The combination with a vehicle body, of standards connected thereto and movable to substantially vertical position below the same, extension members having movable connection with the standards, pulleys mounted on the standards, and ropes fastened to the extension members and passed about the pulleys for positively moving the former downwardly beyond the standards to elevate the vehicle body.

7. The combination with a vehicle body, of standards connected thereto and movable to vertical position below the same, extension members having movable connection with the standards, ropes fastened to the ex tension members, and revoluble drums mounted on the body for winding the rope, whereby to move the extension members downwardly beyond the standards to elevate the vehicle body.

8. The combination with a running gear and a vehicle body having sides adapted to be moved downwardly, of extension members carried by the sides, a winch mounted upon the body, and an operative connection between the winch and the extension members for simultaneously moving the latter to elevate the body above the running gear.

9. The combination with a running gear embodying bolsters provided near their ends with standards, and a vehicle body embodying longitudinal sills adapted to rest on the bolsters between the standards and formed with depending lugs arranged to embrace the bolsters, of means carried by the body portion for moving the same above the running gear to raise the lugs out of engagement with the bolsters, as and for the purpose specified.

10. The combination with a wagon body comprising a platform and sides pivoted horizontally to the platform and adapted to be turned above and below the same, of extension members connected to the sides and movable beyond the swinging ends thereof and in alinement therewith, to elevate the platform in the lowered position of the sides and to increase the capacity of the wagon in the raised position of the sides.

11. The combination with a wagon body comprising a platform and sides pivoted horizontally to the platform and adapted to be turned above and below the same, of extension members slidably connected to the sides and movable beyond the free ends thereof to elevate the platform above the running gear in the lowered position of the sides, and to increase the capacity ofthe wagon in the raised position of the sides.

12. The combination with a wagon body comprising a platform and sides pivoted horizontally to the platform and adapted to be turned above and below the same, of extension members movably connected to the sides and movable in alinement therewith, and actuating means for moving the extension members beyond the swinging ends of the sides to elevate the platform above the running gear in the lowered position of the sides, and to increase the capacity of the wagon in the raised position of the sides.

13. The combination with a wagon body comprising a platform and sides pivoted horizontally to the platform and adapted to be turned above and below the same, of extension members slidably connected to the sides and movable beyond the swinging ends thereof, and actuating means connected to the extension members for moving the same beyond the swinging ends of the sides in the lowered position thereof, to elevate the platform above the running gear.

14. The combination with the running gear and body of a vehicle, the body comprising a platform and sides, of extension members connected to the sides and slidable vertically relative thereto, ropes fastened to the extension members, and drums mounted on the body for winding the ropes to positively move the extension members relative 15 to the sides, to elevate the platform above the running gear.

In testimony whereof we affix our signature in presence of two witnesses. JACOB VOLL.

DANIEL DRINGMAN.

Witnesses to VolPs signature:

E. G. SMITH, A. H. ORvIs.

Vitnesses to Dringmans signature:

H. E. lVonRnLL, E. A. CROSBY, Jr. 

